Probable pitchers

He won for the first time in six appearances when St. Louis beat the Cubs 6-3 on Saturday. Miller allowed two runs on three hits over 5 2/3 innings, his best outing since mid-June. He was rolling earlier in the season, winning six of his first eight decisions before things went south. He has faced the Padres twice in his three-year career, both games coming at Petco Park. In a 2012 relief appearance, he allowed two runs and four hits in three innings of an 11-3 loss. In a start last year, he gave up three runs and five hits in 5 2/3 innings of a 4-2 loss.

Padres RHP Odrisamer Despaigne (2-2, 1.66 ERA)

The Cuban rookie had the shortest outing of his brief major league career in his last time out, leaving just 3 2/3 innings into Saturday’s 5-3 loss at Atlanta. He allowed six hits and five runs (two earned) while striking out three and walking five. It was disappointing because Despaigne had seemingly raised the bar in each of his previous five starts, culminating with a no-hit bid July 20 against the Mets at Petco Park. In that game, Despaigne came within four outs of pitching the first no-hitter in Padres history. He’s allowed two earned runs or fewer in each of his six starts.